An Arts Oversight Committee at Group Health Cooperative is seeking a variety of artwork to create a catalog of approved art that can be considered for future purchase for its medical centers, including the Redmond Group Health Medical Center.

The philosophy and approach is to create a sense of pride and community while supporting family-focused and patient-focused care. Art from regional artists will be placed in the lobbies, corridors, waiting rooms, patient rooms, treatment rooms and examination rooms.

The Art Mission Statement at Group Health is to use evidence-based design principles to provide art that enhances messages of good health and healing and to connect with communities. The guiding principles state that arts at Group Health will:

• Create an atmosphere that promotes health and healing.

• Provide a way to use the arts to integrate the Group Health brand and messages with the art of the building.

• Appropriately respond to the diverse patient populations’ clinical needs by understanding the appropriate therapeutic influence of the arts.

• Reflect emerging evidence-based design and arts program research. (www.healthdesign.org)

• Complement and enhance the interior design, wayfinding and architecture of Group Health facilities for the benefit of employees and visitors alike.

• Promote the arts of the Pacific Northwest.

• Celebrate the diversity of the communities we serve.

• Evoke messages of hope and possibility.

The committee is seeking artists who reside in the states of Washington and Idaho and who may be interested in providing artwork that follows the guiding principles. Existing and commissioned artwork in a wide variety of media including two-dimensional and three-dimensional artwork, original art, limited edition prints, mixed media art, glass, mosaics, wall sculpture, fabric art, collages and photography will be considered.

The deadline for art submissions has been extended to Dec. 22. Aesthetics, Inc. of San Diego has been hired as the arts consultants for the project. All inquiries should be addressed to Leah Goodwin, director of arts programs. To receive a copy of the “call for art,” e-mail goodwin@aesthetics.net.